Latest News from Turkey
Nikola Jokic to play for Serbia at EuroBasket!
Center Denver Nuggets Nikola Jokic will be able to play for the Serbian national team at the European Championship 2022, as Serbian NBA star confirmed this to coach Svetislav Pesic. So, Jokic will play in the August "window" and at the European Championship, but he will not play in the June "window" due to NBA league rules that limit how much time a basketball player can spend with the team.
NATO Secretary Stoltenberg downplays Turkish provocations against Greece – Calls on countries to talk
He urged Greece and Turkey to resolve their differences in the Aegean
Number of movie halls, audiences falling in Turkey
The number of movie halls has decreased by 11.1 percent, while the number of cinema audiences decreasing by 27.9 percent in 2021 compared to 2020, the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) has said.
According to the country's official data institute, the number of cinema halls dropped from some 2,698 to some 2,398 in a year across Turkey.
More than 3 million tourists visit Antalya
Antalya, one of Turkey's major holiday destinations, has welcomed 3.1 million foreign tourists since the start of the year.
Foreign tourist arrivals in the city, which is located on the Mediterranean coast, increased by 227 percent between Jan. 1 and June 12 from the same period of last year, according to data from the provincial directorate of culture and tourism.
Turkish Lawyers Urge Cancellation of ‘Cash-for-Citizenship’ Scheme
Turkish and Austrian passports in 2017. Photo: EPA/LISI NIESNER
The Bar Association said in a statement that citizenship "expresses a legal and political bond and commitment to the state", and that putting a financial value upon it "has made the concept of citizenship abstract and alienated it from its essence".
NATO chief: Sweden ready to address Turkish security fears
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on June 13 he was "glad" that the Swedish government has confirmed its "readiness to address Turkey's concerns as part of assuming the obligations of future NATO membership."
After decades of military non-alignment, Russia's war in Ukraine pushed Finland and Sweden to apply to join NATO in May.